Maya Entertainment nabs ‘Chamaco’

Production co. picks up N. American rights to biopic

Los Angeles-based Maya Entertainment has snapped up North American rights to U.S. – Mexican co-production “Chamaco” (The Kid) before its Stateside premiere at the Palm Springs Film Festival, which began Tuesday.

Martin Sheen and Michael Madsen star in the $2 million-budget pic about a young boxer, which debuted at Mexico’s Morelia Film Festival in October.